Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 218 · 40 questions

Word tip (Name the skill first): Read the question and decide which skill it tests. Use that lesson’s method: swap test for synonyms, opposite end for antonyms, meaning for homophones, split the word for prefixes and suffixes. Check your answer by reading it back in the sentence.

1. 1.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) danced (b) wilted (c) grew (d) bloomed
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) modern (b) transparent (c) early (d) honest
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) fast – quick (c) quiet – silent (d) float – sink
4. 4.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
5. 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) rich – wealthy (c) tiny – little (d) ancient – modern
7. 7.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) reject (b) sleep (c) carry (d) select
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) arrive (b) float (c) lend (d) sing
9. 9.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) tired (b) happy (c) fresh (d) loud
10. 10.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) hard (b) easy (c) sweet (d) early
11. 11.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
12. 12.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) keys (d) musicians
13. 13.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) milk (d) rise
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) modern (b) early (c) honest (d) absent
15. 15.Choose the best word: I ___ my keys, so I could not open the door. (a) made (b) used (c) found (d) lost
16. 16.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) wet (b) dull (c) soft (d) bright
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) whisper (b) praise (c) sink (d) lend
18. 18.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) sleepy (b) angry (c) bored (d) delighted
19. 19.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) not cook (c) cook before (d) cook again
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) big – large (c) gift – present (d) deep – shallow
21. 21.Add the suffix: teach + er = ? (a) teachar (b) teachere (c) teachor (d) teacher
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) modern (b) kind (c) wide (d) early
23. 23.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) stairs (c) lions (d) grapes
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) whisper (b) float (c) include (d) accept
25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) rich – poor (c) quick – fast (d) wet – dry
26. 26.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell wrongly (c) not spell (d) spell before
27. 27.Make a compound word: tea + ___ (a) pen (b) shoe (c) road (d) cup
28. 28.Choose the best word: The bag was too ___ for little Aarav to lift. (a) light (b) heavy (c) empty (d) small
29. 29.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) start (b) jump (c) end (d) gift
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) quick – fast (c) brave – cowardly (d) big – large
31. 31.Choose the best word: The old fort is ___ and visited by many tourists. (a) empty (b) unknown (c) tiny (d) famous
32. 32.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) princess (b) queen (c) niece (d) aunt
33. 33.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
34. 34.Add the suffix: heavy + ly = ? (a) heavyly (b) heavly (c) heavilly (d) heavily
35. 35.Which word means “without fear”? (a) fearless (b) feared (c) fearful (d) fearfully
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) pack (b) bunch (c) fleet (d) flock
37. 37.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
38. 38.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) prehappy (c) unhappy (d) mishappy
39. 39.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) wide (b) new (c) strong (d) unsafe
40. 40.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) threw (b) wore (c) drank (d) ate

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